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EMI First Label to Go Without DRM?

Update: EMI has now confirmed that it will be selling DRM free tracks. The release is here.

EMI announced on Sunday that it has an "exciting new digital offering," for the media event to be held in London on Monday with Steve Jobs as a special guest, furthering speculation that that the Beatles may finally become available for download through iTunes, says Reuters.

While the Beatles story has since been played down, it does seem that EMI has a big announcement to make - possibly, according to Engadget (via the Wall Street Journal, which seems to confirm the story), they will announce that EMI will allow DRM free tracks to be sold through iTunes.

If true, the move would be extremely popular with consumers. And if the decision is declared a success, it could also lead to other labels following suit. Watch this space.

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